MINIREVIEWS:

Peter J. Fuller

Stem Cells in Endocrine Research: More than Just Dolly
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4301-4302; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0606 [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Gail P. Risbridger and Renea A. Taylor

Regulation of Prostatic Stem Cells by Stromal Niche in Health and Disease
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4303-4306; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jonathan L. Tilly and Bo R. Rueda

Stem Cell Contribution to Ovarian Development, Function, and Disease
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4307-4311; first published June 12 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0458 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hsun Teresa Ku

Pancreatic Progenitor Cells—Recent Studies
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4312-4316; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0546 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Heather L. LaMarca and Jeffrey M. Rosen

Hormones and Mammary Cell Fate—What Will I Become When I Grow Up?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4317-4321; first published June 12 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0450 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

NEWS & VIEWS:

Anne M. Etgen

Estrogens and Alzheimer’s Disease: Is Cholesterol a Link?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4253-4255, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0861 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Warren G. Foster

Environmental Estrogens and Endocrine Disruption: Importance of Comparative Endocrinology
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4267-4268; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0736 [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Quentin J. Pittman and Sean J. Mulligan

Dendritic Vasopressin Release: Reducing the Flow Makes Blood Vessels Grow
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4276-4278; first published September 1 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0871 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Verhoeven and Karel De Gendt

Tuberoinfundibular Peptide of 39 Residues: A Neuromodulator Starting a Second Career in the Control of Meiosis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4289-4291; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0762 [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

CANCER-ONCOGENES:

Libin Zhou, Xiao Wang, Li Shao, Ying Yang, Wenbin Shang, Guoyue Yuan, Boren Jiang, Fengying Li, Jingfeng Tang, Hua Jing, and Mingdao Chen

Berberine Acutely Inhibits Insulin Secretion from β-Cells through 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Signaling Pathway
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4510-4518; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GLUCOCORTICOIDS - CRH - ACTH - ADRENAL:

C. de Bruin, J. M. Hanson, B. P. Meij, H. S. Kooistra, A. M. Waaijers, P. Uitterlinden, S. W. J. Lamberts, and L. J. Hofland

Expression and Functional Analysis of Dopamine Receptor Subtype 2 and Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes in Canine Cushing’s Disease
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4357-4366; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Neelakanteswar Aluru and Mathilakath M. Vijayan

Molecular Characterization, Tissue-Specific Expression, and Regulation of Melanocortin 2 Receptor in Rainbow Trout
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4577-4588; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Shigeki Gondo, Taijiro Okabe, Tomoko Tanaka, Hidetaka Morinaga, Masatoshi Nomura, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Hajime Nawata, and Toshihiko Yanase

Adipose Tissue-Derived and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Cells Develop into Different Lineage of Steroidogenic Cells by Forced Expression of Steroidogenic Factor 1
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4717-4725; first published June 19 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1808 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

ENERGY BALANCE - OBESITY:

Edith Sánchez, Praful S. Singru, Runa Acharya, Monica Bodria, Csaba Fekete, Ann Marie Zavacki, Antonio C. Bianco, and Ronald M. Lechan

Differential Effects of Refeeding on Melanocortin-Responsive Neurons in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4329-4335; first published May 8 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Shinji Miura, Yuko Kai, Yasutomi Kamei, and Osamu Ezaki

Isoform-Specific Increases in Murine Skeletal Muscle Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Coactivator-1 (PGC-1) mRNA in Response to β2-Adrenergic Receptor Activation and Exercise
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4527-4533; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

María J. Vázquez, C. Ruth González, Luis Varela, Ricardo Lage, Sulay Tovar, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, Lynda M. Williams, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Rubén Nogueiras, Miguel López, and Carlos Diéguez

Central Resistin Regulates Hypothalamic and Peripheral Lipid Metabolism in a Nutritional-Dependent Fashion
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4534-4543; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroshi Arima, Minemori Watanabe, Motomitsu Goto, Ryoichi Banno, Ikuko Sato, Nobuaki Ozaki, Hiroshi Nagasaki, and Yutaka Oiso

Glucocorticoids Increase Neuropeptide Y and Agouti-Related Peptide Gene Expression via Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling in the Arcuate Nucleus of Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4544-4553; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Ingvild S. Fenne, Tuyen Hoang, Marianne Hauglid, Jørn Vegard Sagen, Ernst A. Lien, and Gunnar Mellgren

Recruitment of Coactivator Glucocorticoid Receptor Interacting Protein 1 to an Estrogen Receptor Transcription Complex Is Regulated by the 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Dependent Protein Kinase
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4336-4345; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Masato Aoyama, Tsuyoshi Kawada, Manabu Fujie, Kohji Hotta, Tsubasa Sakai, Toshio Sekiguchi, Kotaro Oka, Nori Satoh, and Honoo Satake

A Novel Biological Role of Tachykinins as an Up-Regulator of Oocyte Growth: Identification of an Evolutionary Origin of Tachykininergic Functions in the Ovary of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4346-4356; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anders Smith, Cheyanne Contreras, Kwang Hyun Ko, Jimmy Chow, Xiao Dong, Biguang Tuo, Hong-hai Zhang, Dong-bao Chen, and Hui Dong

Gender-Specific Protection of Estrogen against Gastric Acid-Induced Duodenal Injury: Stimulation of Duodenal Mucosal Bicarbonate Secretion
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4554-4566; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Heidi Becker, Armin Sturm, James E. Bron, Kristin Schirmer, and Nicolas R. Bury

The A/B Domain of the Teleost Glucocorticoid Receptors Influences Partial Nuclear Localization in the Absence of Hormone
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4567-4576; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1683 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GROWTH HORMONE - SOMATOSTATIN - GRH:

Diana Choi, Kinh-Tung T. Nguyen, Linyuan Wang, Stephanie A. Schroer, Akira Suzuki, Tak W. Mak, and Minna Woo

Partial Deletion of Pten in the Hypothalamus Leads to Growth Defects that Cannot be Rescued by Exogenous Growth Hormone
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4382-4386; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Seung-Kwon Yang, Kun Wang, Helena Parkington, and Chen Chen

Involvement of Tetrodotoxin-Resistant Na⁺ Current and Protein Kinase C in the Action of Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone on Primary Cultured Somatotropes from GH-Green Fluorescent Protein Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4726-4735; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Federica Barbieri, Alessandra Pattarozzi, Monica Gatti, Carola Porcile, Adriana Bajetto, Angelo Ferrari, Michael D. Culler, and Tullio Florio

Somatostatin Receptors 1, 2, and 5 Cooperate in the Somatostatin Inhibition of C6 Glioma Cell Proliferation in Vitro via a Phosphotyrosine Phosphatase--Dependent Inhibition of Extracellularly Regulated Kinase-1/2
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4736-4746; first published June 19 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1762 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES:

Tiago Henriques-Coelho, Sílvia Marta Oliveira, Rute S. Moura, Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque, Jr., Ana Luísa Neves, Mário Santos, Cristina Nogueira-Silva, Filipe La Fuente Carvalho, Ana Brandão-Nogueira, Jorge Correia-Pinto, and Adelino F. Leite-Moreira

Thymulin Inhibits Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension Modulating Interleukin-6 Expression and Suppressing p38 Pathway
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4367-4373; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anna Smerdel-Ramoya, Stefano Zanotti, Lisa Stadmeyer, Deena Durant, and Ernesto Canalis

Skeletal Overexpression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor Impairs Bone Formation and Causes Osteopenia
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4374-4381; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Alan L. Schneyer, Yisrael Sidis, Anisha Gulati, Jie L. Sun, Henry Keutmann, and Philip A. Krasney

Differential Antagonism of Activin, Myostatin and Growth and Differentiation Factor 11 by Wild-Type and Mutant Follistatin
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4589-4595; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

DIABETES-INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GASTROINTESTINAL:

S. Merani, W. Truong, J. A. Emamaullee, C. Toso, L. B. Knudsen, and A. M. J. Shapiro

Liraglutide, a Long-Acting Human Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Analog, Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Marginal Mass Islet Transplantation in Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4322-4328; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hongfei Ge, Xiaofan Li, Jennifer Weiszmann, Ping Wang, Helene Baribault, Jin-Long Chen, Hui Tian, and Yang Li

Activation of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 43 in Adipocytes Leads to Inhibition of Lipolysis and Suppression of Plasma Free Fatty Acids
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4519-4526; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Weizhen Zhang, Biaoxin Chai, Ji-yao Li, Hui Wang, and Michael W. Mulholland

Effect of Des-acyl Ghrelin on Adiposity and Glucose Metabolism
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4710-4716; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Paola Luciani, Cristiana Deledda, Fabiana Rosati, Susanna Benvenuti, Ilaria Cellai, Francesca Dichiara, Matteo Morello, Gabriella Barbara Vannelli, Giovanna Danza, Mario Serio, and Alessandro Peri

Seladin-1 Is a Fundamental Mediator of the Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen in Human Neuroblast Long-Term Cell Cultures
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4256-4266; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Gérard Alonso, Evelyne Gallibert, Chrystel Lafont, and Gilles Guillon

Intrahypothalamic Angiogenesis Induced by Osmotic Stimuli Correlates with Local Hypoxia: A Potential Role of Confined Vasoconstriction Induced by Dendritic Secretion of Vasopressin
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4279-4288; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Suresh Ramaswamy, Kathryn A. Guerriero, Robert B. Gibbs, and Tony M. Plant

Structural Interactions between Kisspeptin and GnRH Neurons in the Mediobasal Hypothalamus of the Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) as Revealed by Double Immunofluorescence and Confocal Microscopy
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4387-4395; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rohit Anthony Sinha, Amrita Pathak, Vishwa Mohan, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Leena Rastogi, and Madan M. Godbole

Maternal Thyroid Hormone: A Strong Repressor of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Rat Embryonic Neocortex
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4396-4401; first published May 8 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

John C. Gill, Brandon Wadas, Peilin Chen, Wendy Portillo, Andrea Reyna, Elisa Jorgensen, Shaila Mani, Gerald A. Schwarting, Suzanne M. Moenter, Stuart Tobet, and Ursula B. Kaiser

The Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Neuronal Population Is Normal in Size and Distribution in GnRH-Deficient and GnRH Receptor-Mutant Hypogonadal Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4596-4604; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0403 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xinhuai Liu, Kiho Lee, and Allan E. Herbison

Kisspeptin Excites Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons through a Phospholipase C/Calcium-Dependent Pathway Regulating Multiple Ion Channels
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4605-4614; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Keith L. Gonzales, Marc J. Tetel, and Christine K. Wagner

Estrogen Receptor (ER) β Modulates ER Responses to Estrogens in the Developing Rat Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4615-4621; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Brian George Dias and David Crews

Regulation of Pseudosexual Behavior in the Parthenogenetic Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus uniparens
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4622-4631; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Geert J. de Vries, Michelle Jardon, Mohammed Reza, Greta J. Rosen, Eleanor Immerman, and Nancy G. Forger

Sexual Differentiation of Vasopressin Innervation of the Brain: Cell Death Versus Phenotypic Differentiation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4632-4637; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jean-Paul Paluzzi, William K. Russell, Ronald J. Nachman, and Ian Orchard

Isolation, Cloning, and Expression Mapping of a Gene Encoding an Antidiuretic Hormone and Other CAPA-Related Peptides in the Disease Vector, Rhodnius prolixus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4638-4646; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sejal R. Patel, Kevin G. Murphy, Emily L. Thompson, Michael Patterson, Annette E. Curtis, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Stephen R. Bloom

Pyroglutamylated RFamide Peptide 43 Stimulates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis via Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4747-4754; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

RENAL - CARDIAC - VASCULAR:

Nicholas G. Moss, Robert C. Fellner, Xun Qian, Sharon J. Yu, Zhiping Li, Masamitsu Nakazato, and Michael F. Goy

Uroguanylin, an Intestinal Natriuretic Peptide, Is Delivered to the Kidney as an Unprocessed Propeptide
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4486-4498; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1725 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xun Qian, Nicholas G. Moss, Robert C. Fellner, and Michael F. Goy

Circulating Prouroguanylin Is Processed to Its Active Natriuretic Form Exclusively within the Renal Tubules
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4499-4509; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1724 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Vladimir T. Todorov, Michael Desch, Thomas Schubert, and Armin Kurtz

The Pal3 Promoter Sequence Is Critical for the Regulation of Human Renin Gene Transcription by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4647-4657; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

REPRODUCTION - DEVELOPMENT:

Solange Miguel-Queralt and Geoffrey L. Hammond

Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Fish Gills Is a Portal for Sex Steroids Breached by Xenobiotics
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4269-4275; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ted B. Usdin, Mark Paciga, Tim Riordan, Jonathan Kuo, Alissa Parmelee, Galina Petukova, R. Daniel Camerini-Otero, and Éva Mezey

Tuberoinfundibular Peptide of 39 Residues Is Required for Germ Cell Development
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4292-4300; first published May 15 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hui Wu, Haikun Wang, Weipeng Xiong, Song Chen, Hongmei Tang, and Daishu Han

Expression Patterns and Functions of Toll-Like Receptors in Mouse Sertoli Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4402-4412; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1776 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hamish M. Fraser, Helen Wilson, Audrey Silvestri, Keith D. Morris, and Stanley J. Wiegand

The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Estradiol in the Regulation of Endometrial Angiogenesis and Cell Proliferation in the Marmoset
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4413-4420; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yoko Omoto

Estrogen Receptor- Signaling in Growth of the Ventral Prostate: Comparison of Neonatal Growth and Postcastration Regrowth
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4421-4427; first published June 5 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kaïs H. Al-Gubory, Philippe Bolifraud, and Catherine Garrel

Regulation of Key Antioxidant Enzymatic Systems in the Sheep Endometrium by Ovarian Steroids
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4428-4434; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Burcu Guner, A. Tuba Ozacar, Jeanne E. Thomas, and Rolf O. Karlstrom

Graded Hedgehog and Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Independently Regulate Pituitary Cell Fates and Help Establish the Pars Distalis and Pars Intermedia of the Zebrafish Adenohypophysis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4435-4451; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Cheng Wang, Eric R. Prossnitz, and Shyamal K. Roy

G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 Expression Is Required for Estrogen Stimulation of Primordial Follicle Formation in the Hamster Ovary
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4452-4461; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Brianna Cloke, Kaisa Huhtinen, Luca Fusi, Takeshi Kajihara, Maria Yliheikkilä, Ka-Kei Ho, Gijs Teklenburg, Stuart Lavery, Marius C. Jones, Geoffrey Trew, J. Julie Kim, Eric W.-F. Lam, Judith E. Cartwright, Matti Poutanen, and Jan J. Brosens

The Androgen and Progesterone Receptors Regulate Distinct Gene Networks and Cellular Functions in Decidualizing Endometrium
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4462-4474; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Patrick Fafet, Cosette Rebouissou, Thierry Maudelonde, and Marie-Luce Vignais

Opposite Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-β Activation and Rho-Associated Kinase Inhibition on Human Trophoblast Migration in a Reconstituted Placental-Endometrial Coculture System
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4475-4485; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yun-Ju Chen, Ming-Ting Lee, Hsiao-Chun Yao, Pei-Wen Hsiao, Ferng-Chun Ke, and Jiuan-Jiuan Hwang

Crucial Role of Estrogen Receptor- Interaction with Transcription Coregulators in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Transforming Growth Factor β1 Up-Regulation of Steroidogenesis in Rat Ovarian Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4658-4668; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Martin Serrano-Sanchez, Zahra Tanfin, and Denis Leiber

Signaling Pathways Involved in Sphingosine Kinase Activation and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Release in Rat Myometrium in Late Pregnancy: Role in the Induction of Cyclooxygenase 2
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4669-4679, doi:10.1210/en.2008-1756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Olivero, Elías Leiva-Salcedo, Luigi Devoto, and Andrés Stutzin

Activation of Cl^– Channels by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Luteinized Granulosa Cells of the Human Ovary Modulates Progesterone Biosynthesis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4680-4687; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Éric Laguë and Jacques J. Tremblay

Antagonistic Effects of Testosterone and the Endocrine Disruptor Mono-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate on INSL3 Transcription in Leydig Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4688-4694; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

THYROID - TRH -TSH:

Wendy M. van der Deure, Edith C. H. Friesema, Frank Jan de Jong, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Frank H. de Jong, André G. Uitterlinden, Monique M. B. Breteler, Robin P. Peeters, and Theo J. Visser

Organic Anion Transporter 1B1: An Important Factor in Hepatic Thyroid Hormone and Estrogen Transport and Metabolism
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4695-4701; first published May 22 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Erik R. Nelson and Hamid R. Habibi

Functional Significance of a Truncated Thyroid Receptor Subtype Lacking a Hormone-Binding Domain in Goldfish
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4702-4709; first published May 29 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2008-0107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4755-4758 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4759-4761 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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